Premium Case studies APS culture needs a serious shake-up to deliver Albo’s lean, green, electric dream Australian Capital Territory The bureaucracy will need to have a lot more technical people working directly for it if it wants to make the ‘renewables superpower’ dream happen.
Digital ID laws usher in quiet revolution May 6, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski 2024 Digital ID and Privacy Special Report Big ransomware attacks have reset once opposing sides of political and industry debate.
Premium Case studies NSW government sends state’s banking and payroll back to market April 30, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social NSW has broken away from its peers by wanting essentially all banking services contested at once. All other states are keenly watching the outcome.
Premium Insights and analysis I pay cash! Why a right to use legal tender creates a policy and electoral burn April 5, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology A universal service obligation for banks to provide cash? Why not? Banks need to learn a lock-in is not the same as utility. Just ask Apple.
Shorten warns banks seeking to gouge digital identity November 10, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal The nation’s biggest data holders have been firmly told authenticity can’t be taxed. So who really owns digital ID?
Australian Federal Police chiefs pursued over paltry pay October 18, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Careers Cost of living pressures are hitting the AFP hard, with many looking to change jobs and officers look to escape income restraints.
NAB the next bank to send government-accredited digital identity live for customers October 17, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Are institutions looking to monetise ID transactions? You bet. Two banks have raced to switch on digital identity offerings. Buckle-up.
Commonwealth Bank leapfrogs delayed government digital identity launch with ConnectID October 13, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Banks are ready to clip the ticket — big time — on new mandated identity services, and milk the verification revenue stream.
‘Systems of National Significance’ numbers double under critical infrastructure cyber crackdown September 10, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The grace period to comply with strict new cyber-protection measures has ended. Designated businesses are subject to take-over powers.
Poor APS tech wages turbocharge gender pay deficit August 22, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Careers The Australian Public Service is paying a lot of people above their wage band. Nobody can tell why some public service staff are paid more.
Premium Insights and analysis New online payment fraud numbers point to growing regulatory failure August 14, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Card fraud numbers explode again despite online fraud crackdowns. So why is there a policy that still lets banks offload their big losses?
Shorten junks Centrelink’s $200 million Entitlement Calculation Engine July 25, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Procurement governance again under question as a critical component of Centrelink’s Welfare Payments Infrastructure Transformation is scrapped by minister Bill Shorten.
Former Services Australia and Vic Gov tech chief puts his stamp on Australia Post July 14, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Michael McNamara takes on Australia Post mega transformation. But can new forms of delivery arrest letters losses?
Premium Insights and analysis Apple runs rings around regulators by bringing real competition to banks May 22, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Apple has released Tap to Pay in Australia, the second jurisdiction outside of the US to have the ‘cash killer’ technology turned on.
Banks conspicuously cold shoulder $88m Budget boost for Consumer Data Right May 10, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Notable support for the CDR’s expansion into ‘action initiation’ is conspicuously absent, despite the Budget’s commitment to the scheme.